rethinkchronicles » jobs http://www.rethinkchronicles.com A guide through the rapidly developing Rethink Revolution Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:08:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Death by a thousand cuts http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2010/04/07/death-by-a-thousand-cuts/ http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2010/04/07/death-by-a-thousand-cuts/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:33:05 +0000 Editor http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/?p=914 For about a thousand years prior to the 20th century the Chinese used a form of execution known as death by a thousand cuts. That is an apt description of the consequences of the business as usual practices of many companies facing today’s challenges.For example, many executives function as though they were still in an era [...]

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Death by a thousand cuts

]]> http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2010/04/07/death-by-a-thousand-cuts/feed/ 0 Clues to future corporate success http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2010/01/05/clues-to-future-corporate-success/ http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2010/01/05/clues-to-future-corporate-success/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:06:10 +0000 Editor http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/?p=848 The first imperative is to deliberately, consciously wean the organization from excessive control, the methods most executives learned and practice in their profession. The late Peter Drucker explained, “Because the modern organization consists of knowledge specialists, it has to be an organization of equals, of colleagues and associates. No knowledge ranks higher than another; each [...]

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Clues to future corporate success

]]> http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2010/01/05/clues-to-future-corporate-success/feed/ 0 CEO angst revealed http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/12/18/ceo-angst-revealed/ http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/12/18/ceo-angst-revealed/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:55:08 +0000 Editor http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/?p=825 Chief Executive Magazine asked a cross-section of of CEOs to write about their outlook for the coming year. Editor J.P. Donlon said he was struck by their twin concerns about rising government spending and increasing taxes and regulations, as well as the effect both would have on what they regard as a fragile economic recovery.

Donlon observed, [...]

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CEO angst revealed

]]> http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/12/18/ceo-angst-revealed/feed/ 0 Attention to science and technology vital despite recession http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/05/04/attention-to-science-and-technology-vital-despite-recession/ http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/05/04/attention-to-science-and-technology-vital-despite-recession/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 23:23:10 +0000 Editor http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/?p=566 While corporate executives struggle with a recession-induced miasma of layoffs, plant closings, inventory reductions and balance sheet issues, there is a soft drumbeat in the background that is hazardous to ignore.

Jack and Suzy Welch, in their regular column in Business Week, put it this way, “throw some time and energy into figuring out what your company’s [...]

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Attention to science and technology vital despite recession

]]> http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/05/04/attention-to-science-and-technology-vital-despite-recession/feed/ 1 Peter Drucker foresaw today’s economic turmoil http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/04/03/peter-drucker-foresaw-todays-economic-turmoil/ http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/04/03/peter-drucker-foresaw-todays-economic-turmoil/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:18:25 +0000 Editor http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/?p=379 Peter Drucker, the professor, author and consultant who revolutionized the theory of management, was amazingly prescient, having the ability to foresee the future. He has been dead for more than three years, but his ideas live on.

Peter Drucker

He was spot-on in describing what is now being experienced in the economy, and slotted it into historical [...]

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Peter Drucker foresaw today’s economic turmoil

]]> http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/04/03/peter-drucker-foresaw-todays-economic-turmoil/feed/ 0 Think tank wants investment in digital infrastructure http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/03/12/think-tank-wants-investment-in-digital-infrastructure/ http://www.rethinkchronicles.com/2009/03/12/think-tank-wants-investment-in-digital-infrastructure/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:15:02 +0000 Editor http://www.rethinknews.rethinkchronicles.com/?p=177 ITIF advocates investment in the nation?s digital infrastructure as the most effective way to jump start the economy.

The scientists involved with ITIF single out three infrastructure [...]

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Think tank wants investment in digital infrastructure

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